Barriere Star Journal, January 22, 2015

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Thompson Nicola Regional District has reached a deal with unionized staff

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Bumpy tube ride leads to lawsuit

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s (TNRD) Board of Directors announced Tuesday that a five-year agreement has been reached with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 900.

The current collective agreement expired on December 31, 2013.

The agreement applies to unionized staff in the TNRD, including administration, planning, building inspection, environmental services and utilities.

“The Board of Directors is pleased with the results of the agreement and is looking forward to the stability that a longer term agreement provides,” said TNRD Chair John Ranta.

The new Collective Agreement is in effect from January 1, 2014, through to December 31, 2018.

A key element of the new collective agreement is a 1.65 per cent raise per year for the five years of the agreement.

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Mounties may yet be able to organize ..... page 3

Barriere Senior’s Society needs you Members of the Barriere and District Senior’s Society advise their upcoming Annual General Meeting, is just a few weeks away on Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Senior’s Hall.

The annual election of officers will

B.C. wolves running out of places to hide

take place at that time, and Society representatives say it is important that a full slate be elected for the 2015 term.

New and current members are needed to step forward and let their names stand for the stability of the Society.

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2014 Year in Review Sept. and Oct. ..... page 8

Reverend Brian Krushel cooks up a large skillet of scrambled eggs during a thank you breakfast for Barriere Food Bank volunteers hosted at the Church of St Paul on Jan. 15.

Feeding Food Bank helpers

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The male members of the Church of St Paul congregation meet once a month at someone’s home to socialize over a cup of coffee; each attendee then leaves a donation after the gathering which is passed on to the Barriere Food Bank.

Most recently, the group thought it was time to say thank you to the Food Bank’s volunteers by inviting all the volunteers to a breakfast at the Church on Jan. 15. Reverend Keith Petersen organized the event, with the men cooking up a tasty traditional breakfast, complete with bacon, sausage, fruit, toast and of course eggs; which was enjoyed by all.

Reverend Petersen spoke to the attendees about being there for their community – filling a need for those who at times don’t have the means to provide enough food for themselves, and often for their families. He assured them that the volunteer service they provided was truly appreciated by those in need, and also by their community.

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Story winners receive cheques

Barriere Elementary students hold up the cheques they received as winners in the Star/Journal’s 2014 Christmas Story Contest. Pictured with Barriere Elementary principal Gordon Cumming are: (l-r) Tyson Schilling, Curtis Farrow, Connor Farrow, Grace Farrow, Bobby-Rae Farrow and Maggie Dana.

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New quit smoking website – just for men

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similar rate as women, much fewer men seem to be using the BC For National Non- Lung Association’s onSmoking Week, the line QuitNow.ca quit BC Lung Association smoking tools and serhas introduced a new vices (which includes contest and quit smok- free phone and instant ing support website – chat with professional just for guys – in part- cessation councillors nership with a group and a community foof UBC researchers: rum).

Research has shown www.QuitNowMen.ca B.C. may have the that the one-size fits all lowest smoking rate in approach to behaviorCanada, that doesn’t al change just doesn’t mean good news for work.

Men and women everyone.

Despite the overall improve- smoke for different ment, men continue to reasons, quit in differsmoke at much higher ent ways, and respond rates than women (30 to different approachper cent higher), and es.

That’s why the Asthis gap has only gotten wider over the last sociation created QuitNowMen.ca. decade.

Informed by UBC Despite the fact that more men smoke, research on men and and that they also try smoking cessation, the to quit smoking at a new website is straight-

forward to use, with to-the-point information.

Men prefer to quit ‘Cold Turkey’. They don’t want the same amount of help as women do, but instead want straight forward, easy to access information. The site is as straight forward as possible, with clear and easy to follow info, and it is optimized for mobile viewing, so it’s easy to use on a smart phone or tablet.

To get the word out about QuitNowMen.ca – and motivate men to set a date and make a serious attempt to quit smoking - the BC Lung Association launched a new quit and win contest this week.

The contest challenges B.C. men to quit

for one week (February 1 to 7, 2015) for a chance to win one of two $2,500 cash.

The number one preventable cause of death and disease for men is smoking.

The average number of cigarettes smoked each day by men in B.C. in 2013 was just under 14.

The number of men in 2013 who smoked in B.C. was 15.2 per cent (compared to 11.3 per cent for women).

People who smoke in the Northern Health region of B.C. total 24 per cent.

The percentage of smokers who say they want to quit in the next year is 68.9 per cent.

The percentage of all lung cancer cases in Canada attributed to smoking is 85.

Hired Equipment Registration Thompson Nicola District

The Thompson Nicola District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire in the Thompson Nicola Service Area for the fiscal year 2015/2016, which begins April 1, 2015. This area includes Kamloops, Sun Peaks, Savona, Barriere, Clearwater, Lytton, Logan Lake, Merritt and Merritt south to Portia.

All individuals or companies registered this past year through the District Office in Kamloops will be receiving invitations to re-register their equipment for the coming fiscal year by mail by the end of February.

Any individuals or companies who were not registered in 2014, but wish to have their equipment listed, are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in person or by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms.

In order to register, you will be required to provide us with proof of ownership documents, a copy of your current Commercial General Liability insurance policy and ICBC insurance paper (where applicable) at the time of registration. We will be unable to register equipment without documentation.

Worker’s Compensation Board coverage must be active and in good standing at the time of hire.

Only owned or lease-to-own equipment is eligible for registration. Equipment can only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority is not transferable from area to area.

The deadline for new registrations is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2015.

Late registrations will be accepted, but may appear at the bottom of the open list.

Note that there is no charge for registering new equipment or for changing or removing equipment information already listed.

Register through the Thompson Nicola District Office at: 447 Columbia Street, Kamloops, B.C. You can also phone 250 828-4002 or send a fax to 250 371-3848 to have the forms mailed or faxed to you, or register on-line at www.bcbid.ca.

Six thousand British Columbians die each year from tobacco-related diseases.

The estimated cost of tobacco use to the B.C. economy each year, including health care costs from treating tobacco-related illnesses, increased sick time,

and lower productivity is $2.3 billion.

The BC Lung Association developed QuitNowMen.ca together with a University of British Columbia research group committed to finding original ways to support young fami-

lies in their efforts to become tobaccofree (FACET- Families Controlling and Eliminating Tobacco).

Funding for the site was provided by the Canadian Cancer Society (Grant #701615) and the BC Ministry of Health.

Bumpy tube ride leads to lawsuit

By Tim Petruk Kamloops This Week MoTI Ad # 1077A A Kamloops mother is suing Sun Peaks Resort Corporation after a Kamloops This Week family tube ride two years ago left her with a brobumpier-than-expected North Thompson Star ken leg.

Journal According to documents filed last week in B.C. Supreme Court in KaClearwater TimesBoileau visited the mountain resort with her husband and mloops, Pamela Merritt Herald their two young children on Jan. 18, 2013.

Boileau claims there were no signs posted restricting the age of children 5.812” x 7.5” who are allowed to use the Sun Peaks tube park when she embarked on a 4 columns x 105 lines tube ride with her husband and their baby.

“The ride was very fast and bumpy and the tubes went high on the berm and then hit a big bump and the plaintiff’s [Boileau’s] infant daughter went flying out of her tube,” the documents read.

“The plaintiff tried to stop her tube to help her child and sustained serious injuries to her lower left leg, including fractures of her tibia plateau, tibia and fibula.”

Boileau claims Sun Peaks was negligent by allowing young children to use the tube park.

The documents also allege signs were posted the following day prohibiting children under four from riding in a tube.

No dollar amount is set out, but Boileau states she is seeking general damages, special damages and interest, as well as money for past and future health-care costs.

In addition to Sun Peaks Resort Corporation, four people — two John Does and two Jane Does — are also named on Boileau’s notice of claim. They are the employees who were working at the tube park the day of her injury.

Sun Peaks has three weeks to file a response once it has been served.

None of the allegations in the notice of claim have been proven in court.

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Rocky year ahead for B.C. mining

By Tom Fletcher Black Press B.C.’s mining industry heads into 2015 with slumping commodity prices, closures and layoffs at coal operations and efforts to continue recovery from B.C.’s worst mine-related structural failure.

Imperial Metals applied last week to restart the Mount Polley copper-gold mine near Williams Lake, to produce about half the ore it did before its tailings dam abruptly failed in August 2014. The company’s Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwestern B.C. is up and running, but facing a six-year low in the world price of copper.

Coal mines in the Kootenays, a mainstay of the B.C. industry, remain in production, but slower growth in Asia and a low metallurgical coal price forced Anglo American Coal and Walter Energy to shut down mines at the northeast coal hub of Tumbler Ridge last fall.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett heads for the Asso-

ciation for Mineral Exploration B.C. conference in Vancouver Jan. 26-29. He said in an interview last week the price of copper has dipped to a level where there is concern about layoffs at metal mines, but the current “bear market” is less of a concern for mineral exploration, with mineral discoveries taking years to develop.

Taseko Mines confirmed Monday it is reducing its workforce at the Gibraltar Mine near Williams Lake by nearly 50 positions due to the price of copper.

Premier Christy Clark’s jobs plan set a target of eight new mines and nine expansions by the end of 2015. Since 2011, startups include Copper Mountain near Princeton, New Afton near Kamloops, Mount Milligan west of Prince George, Bonanza Ledge near Quesnel and Yellow Giant on Banks Island near Prince Rupert.

Last week Environment Minister Mary Polak issued two five-year mine permit extensions to keep alive projects facing op-

position from local aboriginal communities.

One was for the Tulsequah Chief mine project near Atlin, determined to have been “substantially started” with site work after a long legal battle with the Taku River Tlingit First Nation.

The other extension is for the Taseko’s New Prosperity copper-gold project near Williams Lake, which has twice been rejected by the federal government due to environmental concerns over acid rock contamination. The Tsilhqot’in Nation remains adamantly opposed to the open-pit proposal.

Bennett said both companies and the government need to continue talks about revenue sharing and impacts with affected aboriginal communities as they apply for operating permits.

“An important part of that process under the Mines Act is for them to engage with First Nations, and an important part for the Crown is to consult and accommodate, so there’s lots of work to do,” Bennett said.

Mounties may yet be able to organize

By Tim Petruk Kamloops This Week Mounties across Canada and in Kamloops are one step closer to unionizing after the country’s highest court ruled the RCMP’s current system for staff representation is unconstitutional.

“I’m over-the-moon happy,” said Rob Creasser, a former Kamloops Mountie who is now the media liaison for the Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada, a group that has been seeking better representation for members of the RCMP. “It means they will finally have an effective voice that represents them.”

A landmark 6-1 Supreme Court of Canada ruling released on Friday, Jan. 16, gives the federal government a year to create a new labour-relations scheme, setting the stage for talks among RCMP members, Commissioner Bob Paulson and Public Safety Minister Steven Blainey.

The court overturned a previous ruling of its own, from the 1990s, which upheld an exclusion that barred Mounties from forming unions like federal public servants, who gained the right to collective bargaining in the late 1960s.

“It will create choice,” Creasser said. “Then members will have a choice about which version of labour relations they want.”

Creasser said the next step for his association is to inform members across Canada about their options including forming a police association or union.

“What our job is now is to go out and educate the members,” he said.

“There’s a huge education component that has to take place.”

The Supreme Court said excluding Mounties from collective bargaining violates their charter right to freedom of association, but it does not dictate a specific labour-relations regime that should be applied to the RCMP.

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Gibraltar Mine in the B.C. Interior has announced layoffs as a result of the decline in the price of copper.

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OPINION Guest Editorial;

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Thursday, January 22, 2015 North Thompson Star/Journal Unit 10 - 4353 Connor Road, Box 1020, Barriere, B.C., V0E 1E0 250-672-5611

by Gwynne Dyer

The strategy behind the Paris attacks

After Ahmed Merabet, a French policeman, was killed outside the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris last week, his brother Malek said: “My brother was Muslim and he was killed by two terrorists, by two false Muslims. Islam is a religion of peace and love.”

It was moving, but to say all Muslims who commit cruel and violent acts in God’s name are “false Muslims” is like saying the Crusaders who devastated the Middle East 900 years ago were “false Christians.”

The Crusaders were real Christians. They believed that they were doing God’s will.

They believed they were doing God’s will in trying to reconquer the formerly Christian lands that had been lost to Islam centuries before — and they had the support of most people back home in Europe.

Similarly, Said and Cherif Kouachi and Amedy Coulibaly believed they were true Muslims doing God’s will — and some people in Muslim-majority countries agree with them.

But, there is an important difference from the Crusades: The supporters of the young French terrorists are a minority everywhere and, among Muslims living in Western countries, they are only a tiny minority.

Seventeen innocent people killed in Paris is not the equivalent of the Crusades. For that matter, neither were the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

These are wicked and tragic events, but they are not a war.

There is a war, but it is a civil war within the House of Islam that occasionally spills over into non-Muslim countries.

As foot soldiers in that war, the three killers in Paris probably did not fully understand the role they were playing, but they were serving a quite sophisticated strategy.

Two of these Muslim civil wars, in Afghanistan and Iraq, were ignited by U.S.-led invasions in 2001 and 2003. Four other Muslim civil wars — in Syria, Libya, Yemen and the northern, mostly Muslim half of Nigeria — have been in effect since 2011.

Others go back even further, like the war in Somalia, or have flared up and become dormant again, as in Mali and Algeria.

In every one of these wars, the victims are overwhelmingly Muslims killed by other Muslims.

From time to time, non-Muslims in other countries are killed — as in New York in 2001, in London in 2007, in Bombay in 2008 and last week in Paris — and these killings do have a strategic purpose, but it’s not to terrify nonMuslims into submission.

Quite the contrary.

The great Muslim civil war is about the political, social and cultural modernization of the Muslim world.

Should it continue down much the same track other major global cultures have followed or should those changes be stopped and indeed reversed? The Islamists take the latter position.

Some aspects of modernization are attractive to many Muslims, so stopping the changes would require a lot of violence, including the overthrow of most existing governments in Muslim countries. That is the task Islamists in general, and jihadi activists in particular, have undertaken.

As they are minorities even in their own countries, the Islamists’ hardest job is to mobilize popular support for their struggle. The best way to do this is to convince Muslims that modernization — democracy, equality, the whole cultural package — is part of a Western plot to undermine Islam.

This will be a more credible claim if Western countries are actually attacking Muslim countries, so one of the main jihadi strategies is to carry out terrorist atrocities that will trigger Western military attacks on Muslim countries. ...continued on page 5

Where to draw the line To the editor; Your recent correspondent, Audrey Turnbull, in reaction to events in Paris, suggested that freedom of speech should always “be coupled with a sense of responsibility” in its use and ends.

Absolutely! And absolutely not!

The problem is where one would draw the line of acceptability, and who would determine where that line was: a body of censors to determine what is politically correct; a sacred congregation from one religious organization or another; a Savonarola; an Ayatollah Khomeini?

I think not.

I can assure the correspondent that if “Charlie Hebdo” changed what was so offensive to those extremists, she would still find the publica-

tion shocking and offensive.

The humour of some, like Lennie Bruce and Howard Stern, I choose to ignore.

I prefer to have the choice, and would find both dangerous and threatening to the very freedoms we enjoy any attempt from political, religious and moral motivations to narrow those choices.

I am certain the correspondent would also wish to have those choices remain in her own hands.

I ultimately prefer the position of Voltaire who said, “I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”.

Glenn M. Andrews Barriere, B.C.

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B.C. wolves running out of places to hide To the editor; B.C.’s grey wolves, canis lupus, are running out of places to hide. There are new plans to kill an estimated 184 wolves living in British Columbia before the snow melts. Whole packs will be chased by helicopters until they are exhausted, and then shot under the guise of recovering dwindling caribou herds in the South Selkirk and South Peace areas.

Caribou are in this situation because of us, not because of wolves. The province has allowed energy and recreation industries to destroy critical caribou habitat, facilitating predation by wolves which would otherwise be less able to access remote caribou herds.

Despite scientific consensus on the interaction between habitat destruction and predation, the government allowed destructive activities to continue for more than 50 years.

As a consequence of our neglect, we are left in a conservation dilemma: is it appropriate to kill one species in the name of legal protection of another? The answer to this question is simpler than the overall solution - critical habitat must be preserved in the first

created following wolf removal - the killing must continue on taxpayer dollars for many decades until habitat recovers naturally.

Furthermore, most caribou herds live in multi-predator environments that also place.

The public de- support bears, mounserves to be informed tain lions, wolverines about how their tax and lynx. Focussing dollars are being on removing a single spent, to what end, type of predator will and for how long. not be effective.

This is a question The public deserves to know how B.C.’s of animal welfare. iconic apex predators In recent decades we are treated and how have learned more our wildlife and wild about the true nature places are consistent- of wolves as emotionly coming in second al and intelligent beplace to short-sighted ings, and their unique industrial greed. To and beneficial imthat end, we outline pacts on biodiversity. the critical flaws of Are we as a society B.C.’s death sentence prepared to spend the next thirty or more for wolves: This choice is sci- years gunning down entifically unsound. families of wolves?

This is not the first This practice is not an time aerial gunning approved method unand sterilization of der Canada’s current wolves has occurred guidelines on Apin B.C. All past ef- proved Animal Care.

This is an expenforts have failed to inshort-sighted crease caribou num- sive, bers. Similar efforts approach to caribou Hiring to protect caribou in recovery.

Alberta resulted in sharp-shooters and almost 1000 wolves flying them around being killed, and re- remote B.C. in helisearch shows that it is copters in order to not enough to render destroy entire wolf caribou populations packs will take hunviable in the long- dreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars. term.

Wolf populations It is morally indefenrebound quickly and sible that taxpayers dispersing wolves fill are paying for the in the vacant space government’s neglect

of wildlife. Do B.C. residents want their money spent on helicopters, or ecological restoration, education, health care, etc.?

Although more than a decade of sterilization and wolf killing eliminated nearly all of the wolves in certain caribou recovery areas, the B.C. Wolf Management plan (April 17, 2014) states that these efforts, did not result in any measurable benefits for caribou.

The threat of losing legally protected species such as mountain caribou highlights an important lesson to be learned by the B.C. government: ethical and effective conservation should never come second to the interests of industry.

E nv i ro n m e n t a l groups remain concerned that current wolf management lacks a truly ecological foundation.

Many argue that both ethical considerations and past research on conservation, ecology, and wolf social dynamics were left out of this part of the Mountain Caribou Recovery Implementation Plan (MCRIP) and an apparent predetermined agenda which encourages killing wolves has been exposed.

Sadie Parr, director, Wolf Awareness Inc.

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Strategy behind attacks...

Serious Issues require Serious Lawyers

That was the real goal of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and it was spectacularly successful as it tricked the U.S. into invading not one, but two, Muslim countries. However, smaller terrorist attacks that lead to the mistreatment of the Muslim minorities in non-Muslim countries also serve the cause.

They can create a backlash that victimizes the local Muslim minorities, thus generating yet more “proof” there is a war against Islam.

There will be more attacks like the ones in Paris, because lost young men seeking a cause abound in every community, including the Muslim communities of the West.

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This avian opportunist is lifting a plastic bag with a discarded sandwich, taken from a garbage bag that he has just ripped open in the back of a parked pickup truck. Moments later, this member of the Corvidae family flew off with his prize, flying away to eat it undisturbed by the human with the camera. Both ravens and crows have steadily increased in the community of Barriere over the past few years, pleasing those who enjoy the birds and greatly irritating those who don’t. Members of the Corvidae family are very intelligent and are known for devising ingenious ways of getting food and surviving in the urban environment.

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Government acting to save caribou Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations VICTORIA - The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is taking immediate action to save caribou herds under threat from wolf predation in two separate and targeted actions: one in the South Selkirk Mountains and the other in the South Peace.

The South Selkirk herd is at high risk of local extinction. The population has declined from 46 caribou in 2009 to 27 in 2012, and to 18 as of March 2014. Evidence points to wolves being the leading cause of mortality.

The South Selkirk is a trans-boundary herd, and caribou move freely between B.C., Washington and Idaho. Officials

from B.C., Washington and Idaho States, First Nations, the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been working together on a research project and have collared six of the remaining 18 caribou to help investigate the cause of decline. Wolves have killed two of the remaining caribou (11 per cent of the herd) in the past 10 months.

Ministry staff will aim to remove up to 24 wolves by shooting them from a helicopter before snow melt.

In four caribou herds in the South Peace (Quintette, Moberly, Scott and KennedySiding), populations are also decreasing and wolves are a key factor. At least 37 per cent of all adult mortalities have been documented as wolf predation.

Working in partnership with Treaty 8 First Nations, the ministry’s goal is to remove up to 120-160 wolves in the South Peace, again by shooting them from a helicopter before snow melt. Caribou populations in a larger South Peace herd (Graham) will be monitored, but receive no predator control measures, in order to allow for comparison on the effectiveness of the program.

Hunting and trapping of wolves have not effectively reduced populations and may even split up packs and increase predation rates on caribou. Habitat recovery continues to be an important part of caribou recovery, but cannot address the critical needs of these herds in the short term.

The operational plans for both the Sel-

kirks and South Peace have been independently peer-reviewed.

Peace Northern Caribou Plan * In 2012, the B.C. government endorsed a Peace Northern Caribou implementation plan to increase the population of seven Northern Caribou herds in the south Peace area of B.C.

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* The Peace Northern Caribou Plan (PNCP) commits government to: - Protect 90% (approximately 400,000 hectares) of identified highelevation winter caribou habitat across the South Peace through a combination of existing and new habitat protections.

- Implement caribou population management activities to support population recovery and opportunities of First Nations’ caribou harvest.

- Develop management objectives and best management practices in lower-elevation winter caribou habitat to minimize habitat fragmentation and support long-term habitat conditions.

- Offset requirements under the PNCP require at least four hectares of suitable caribou habitat to be set aside for every one hectare a company wishes to develop. * Despite these efforts, the caribou herds are currently in decline, and immediate action must be taken to prevent their local extinction. * Seven herds form the caribou populations

in the South Peace. The populations of these herds are: - Quintette: 98-113 caribou - Moberly: 22 caribou - Scott: 18 caribou - Kennedy Siding: 25-35 caribou - Burnt Pine: one bull caribou (herd is now locally extinct) - Narraway: 74 caribou - Graham: 708 caribou (based on a 2009 census) * The goal of this plan is to increase the population of these seven herds to more than 1,200 animals across their range within 21 years.

To learn more about northern caribou and recovery actions, visit: http://www.env.gov. bc.ca/wld/speciesconservation/nc/

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Ask yourself if you are a good listener?

To the editor; Please read this.

Communication Tips By an anonymous author.

“When I ask you to listen to me, And you start giving me advice, You have not done what I asked.

When I ask that you listen to me, And you begin to tell me why I shouldn’t feel that way, You are trampling my feelings.

When I asked you to listen to me, And you feel you have to do something to solve my problems, You have failed me, strange as that may seem.

Listen: All that I ask is that you listen, Not talk or do – just hear me.

When you do something for me That I need to do for myself, You contribute to my fear and feelings of inadequacy.

But when you accept as a simple fact That I do feel what I feel, no matter how irrational, Then I can quit trying to convince you And go about the business Of understanding what’s behind my feelings.

So please listen and just hear me And if you want to talk, Wait a minute for your turn – and I’ll listen to you.”

----------------Here are 10 warning signs for Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, provided by the Alzheimer Society of B.C.: 1. Memory loss that affects dayto-day abilities. Forgetting things

often or struggling to retain new information.

2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks. Forgetting how to do something you’ve been doing your whole life, such as preparing a meal or getting dressed 3. Problems with language. Forgetting words or substituting words that don’t fit the context.

4. Disorientation in time and space. Not knowing what day of the week it is or getting lost in a familiar place.

5. Impaired judgment. Not recognizing a medical problem that needs attention or wearing light clothing on a cold day.

6. Problems with abstract thinking. Having difficulty balancing a chequebook, for example, or not understanding what numbers are and how they are used.

7. Misplacing things. Putting things in strange places, like a dress in the refrigerator or a wristwatch in the sugar bowl.

8. Changes in mood and behaviour. Exhibiting severe mood swings from being easy-going to quick-tempered.

9. Changes in personality. Behaving out of character, such as becoming confused, suspicious, or fearful.

10. Loss of initiative. Losing interest in friends, family and favourite activities.

You can help; support the Barriere Walk For Memories, Jan. 25, registration at 10 a.m., Walk at 11 a.m. leaving from the Seniors Centre.

Sign me: A Barriere walker who strives to be a better listener

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Audit shows heli-skiing rules working Submitted A Forest Practices Board report released last week confirms that the Province’s memorandum of understanding with heli-ski and cat-ski operators is helping protect endangered mountain caribou.

In April 2014, the Province commissioned the Forest Practices Board to audit the ministry’s agreement with all 12 heli-ski and cat-ski operators that work in and around mountain caribou habitat. The memorandum of understanding has been in place since 2011 and is designed to minimize impacts on mountain caribou by the heli-ski industry. The memorandum establishes best practices for avoiding mountain caribou, as well as documenting encounters when they do occur.

The audit indicates that overall heli-ski and cat-ski operators have demonstrated a high degree of diligence in adhering to the conditions of the memorandum of understanding. It also provides valuable advice on how operators can improve their reporting protocols, and these findings will help inform future efforts to sustain mountain caribou populations.

The memorandum of understanding has been renewed until 2017, and is one of a number of actions supporting the recovery of mountain caribou populations. Since 2007, the Province has prohibited industrial road building and logging, recreational snowmobiling and the sale of commercial recreation tenures on millions of hectares to protect and preserve caribou habitat.

This is an ongoing effort and requires long-term careful management of public and commercial recreation, habitat protection, and predator and prey management.

To download a copy of the Forest Practices Board report, visit: http:// www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/speciesconservation/mc/files/HeliCat_Ski_Compliance_Monitoring_Report_2014.pdf

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A Forest Practices Board report released last week confirms that the Province’s memorandum of understanding with heli-ski and cat-ski operators is helping protect endangered mountain caribou.

The North Thompson Communities Foundation awards grants through local charitable organizations generated from responsibly managed donations and legacies which promote community capacity building and unity throughout the North Thompson Valley.

Still a lot of winter ahead The Weather Network indicates there is still a lot of winter weather ahead for Canadians.

Late January and most of February will feature a temperature pattern resembling at times what was experienced last winter, with below seasonal temperatures from the Rockies to the Maritimes.

British Columbia and Newfoundland have the best chance of seeing near seasonal temperatures.

In between cold snaps we’ll see days with sea-

sonal to above seasonal temperatures, but there are no signs that spring will arrive early this year across Canada.

Weather forecasts may change, so for the most current weather information tune in on TV or visit www.theweathernetwork.com, or download the app when you’re on the go from www. theweathernetwork.com/weather-apps/mobile.

Follow The Weather Network at: Facebook.com/theweathernetworkCAN Twitter.com/weathernetwork

Avalanche Canada introduces the Mountain Information Network Tool provides crowd-sourced observations for public avalanche safety Submitted

Revelstoke, BC: Avalanche Canada has announced a new tool for backcountry users that brings real-time information sharing to recreational users. The Mountain Information Network (MIN) offers an easy and effective method for backcountry users to submit weather, snowpack and avalanche observations. This data can then be viewed on the main map of Avalanche Canada’s website and mobile app.

“The MIN is fully integrated with our website at avalanche.ca,” explains Karl Klassen, Manager of Avalanche Canada’s Public Avalanche Warning Service. “Submissions to the network are geo-tagged, so others can easily see where the observations were made. The MIN gives all backcountry users access to real-time information and observations, which provides valuable decision-making support for travelling in avalanche terrain.”

Submitting to the MIN is easily done through a smartphone or on a home computer. A menu of items is provided to guide the observations and there is also the capability to send photos and add comments. These submissions then appear as small blue icons on the map in the app and at avalanche.ca, which other users can click to view.

“We are very excited about the potential for the MIN,” adds Klassen. “The data flow from some of our forecasting regions is sometimes irregular, especially early and late in the season, and a few regions suffer from a scarcity of data. Receiving more observations from the field will be tremendously valuable to our forecasting process.”

The MIN was developed through generous financial support from TECTERRA. “TECTERRA is proud to support public avalanche safety through development of the MIN,” says Jonathan Neufeld, Director of Commercialization Programs for TECTERRA. “By enabling users to contribute location-specific reports, we are creating a stream of reliable information that helps recreationists, public forecasters and industry users to stay safe in mountainous terrain.”

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SEPTEMBER The awards were given It was a beautiful sunny day with not The Annual North for the work they have a cloud in Fall the sky Saturday, Sept. 20,a Thompson Fairon done on developing as a fair number of area residents gathand Rodeo took over food security plan for the ruralincomeredsmall together Fadear at the thePark region, plusnewly helpmunity of Barriere Barriere Lion’s ing toClub set upgazebo. commucompleted for the 65th time, with nity gardens, farmers Lions rep Ward Stamer welcomed evover 10,000 visitors markets and a food eryone for attending this celebration of attending. Despite a security website. the gazebo’s “This structure major thundercompletion. storm, The Reverend Fawas made possible by the generous donacomplete with hail and ther Paul Simms betorrential rain material for a came tion of time, andthe money from new Roman short period of time; priestpeople for the the members of ourCatholic club and for the most part the North Thompson Valthroughout our community of Barriere,” weather was amiable ley, serving churches noted Stamer, “This gazebo will be used with bright sun for the in Barriere, Clearwaby young andparade, old aliketer,forBlue family gatherbig Saturday River and ings, shelter from the weather, or just a and a few light rain Valemount. He took showers the over place totosit keep and enjoy the moment.” from the RevdustStamer down onthen Sunday. erend Father Donal recognized Ken Popp, Barriere cowgirl O’Reilly, who retired Jamie Myram came and planned to conaway with top spot in tinue living in Barriere. the Junior Steer RidThe 8th Aning event at the North nual Thunder Alley Thompson Fall Fair Stomp’n Toy Run BCRA Rodeo. My- hosted by Barb and ram competed against Paul Morris was held 38 other riders and in Barriere on Sept. won the event with a 13. Thanks to the large score of 72. number of bike riders North Thompson who participated, the Food Action Com- events included and mittee members Susan all the generous donaGarland, Ted Rich- tions made from resiardson and Cheryl dents and businesses Thomas were present- in the community, the ed with certificates of total cash received

a dedicated and for harddoing working Barriere from the Toy Run archeological the local Food Bank for surveys area in Lion’s Club member over in 43the years. was“This approximately preparation for Kindman has served on the execu$4,000, plus a moun- er Morgan’s plans to tive as president, senior bar chairman tain of toys, stuffies twin its Transmounfor over 20 years, and tain has Pipeline. always particiand food items.

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BarCreek resiriere has raised total member dents in theyears, area in of Barriere Lionsa Club of 43 offront$124,619.09 be-in Fadear Country Anof the gazebo ParkStore that was tween 1989 to 2014 for tiques were warned of dedicated in Popp’s name last Saturday. the Terry Fox Founda- a bear in the area that STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward tion. had mauled and killed Cattle ranchers a number of miniature were happy for the goats within an enclofirst time in a decade sure outside a local to see cattle prices per residence. Conservapound steadily climb- tion officers responded ing again. Fall prices and set a bear trap in were reaching $2.30 to the hopes of catching $2.40 a pound in the the bear for relocation. auction ring — a 50 The hay bale tracper cent increase in a tor display at the gate year. to the Rainer Farm in The Barriere Curl- Darfield was set on fire ing Club were excited during the early mornto receive a donation ing hours of Sept. 16, of $2,000 from the and completely deUnited Way. stroyed. Cause of the Several crews were fire was unknown at the time, but vandalism was suspected.

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The Lion’s Club gazebo in Fadear Park was officially dedicated by the Club to Ken Popp (r), a Barriere Lions Club member of 43 years. Popp attended the dedication in person on Sept. 20, and the get together following. Also pictured is Lion’s Club representative Ward Stamer making the presentation.

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The Lion’s Club gazebo in Fadear Park was officially dedicated by the Club to Ken Popp, a Barriere Lions Club member of 43 years. Popp attended the dedication in person on Sept. 20, and the get together following.

Schools opened three weeks late for the fall semester as a result of the Teacher’s Strike, putting teachers into a position of playing “catchup” with their curriculum for students to get the full benefit of the courses provided.

Barriere was awarded the Heritage Trophy and Four Blooms status from the 2014 B.C. Communities in Bloom program.

The B.C. Little Britches Rodeo Finals were held at the Fall Fair grounds in Barriere with youth attending from throughout southern B.C. for the Saturday finals and awards banquet, followed on Sunday by a jackpot rodeo.

A 2010 Dodge Dakota pickup went into the North Thompson River from Westsyde Road just south of McLure on Aug. 25. Residents in the area reported that the driver was distracted at the time, but was not seriously injured in the accident. However, the truck spent a few weeks almost completely submerged in the river before it could be removed in September, because to a study being conducted on the by the Ministry of Environment.

A Fun Soccer Play Day was held on the Ridge fields on Sept.

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Barriere’s Halle Smith joined the IGNITE™ Athlete Development Squad for the 2014/15 year under Alpine Racing.

The team of Ernie Yungen (Skip), and Louis and Anke Zijderveld, representing Zone 8 at the B.C. Senior Games, won all their games against the best in the province, bringing home the Gold Medal for Carpet Bowling in the 3’s.

The 76th annual Provincial Winter Fair was held at the North Thompson Fall Fair facility in Barriere with a full contingent of competitions filled with 4H youth from many parts of the Interior of B.C. On the Monday the fair wrapped up with a Parade of Champions and then a well received auction of market beef and lamb that had been shown during the event. The Provincial Winter Fair will be returning to Barriere in 2015.

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to a 74 point ride and clinched himself a win in the Kamloops Top Hand Bucking Horse competition during the 76th annual Provincial Winter Fair held at the North Thompson Fairgrounds in Barriere.

The Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society announced they would be donating a total of $31,000 for 2013/14 to be disbursed: $16,000 allocated to Barriere Secondary School for student scholarships and/or bursaries, and $15,000 allocated for distribution through their grants program to local non-profit organizations.

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On Oct. 1, motorists were advised by the Province that winter tires were now required on many highways (including Highway 5) throughout the province.

The second annual “Apple Pie Construction Marathon” fundraiser for the Barriere Splash in the Past project, was held at the Lion’s Hall. Over 280 apple pies were prepared from scratch.

School superintendent Karl deBruijn reported Barriere Secondary School was one of several in School District 73 that saw its enrolment go up when school finally started in September.

Nominations closed for civic elections. In Barriere, Lower North Thompson (Area O) TNRD director Bill Kershaw was challenged by Mike Fennell, Bill Humphreys, the incumbent mayor of Barriere, was challenged by Virginia Smith. Ten people put their names forward for Barriere’s town council: Harry Eberts, Donna Kibble, Glen Stanley, Amanda Sabyan, Ward Stamer, Mike Fennell, Al Fortin, Shane Quiding,

Pat Paula and Christine Janis. Rhonda Kershaw, the Dschool District 73 trustee for the Little Fort-Barriere area was returned by acclamation.

Twenty students from Barriere Elementary’s grade seven classes and 15 students from grades nine to 11 from Barriere Secondary attended We Day at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, with 20,000 students and educators from more than 700 schools.

The cedar log posts that were supplied by Gilbert Smith Forest Products for erecting signage at the Louis Creek Industrial park were bucked up and carried off by an unknown thief. Additional posts were ordered and, this time, were not be delivered to the site until they day they were to be erected.

The Alberta Medical Association’s (AMA’s) Section of Rural Medicine presented the Tarrant Scholarship to two medical students in Alberta. The Tarrant Scholarship is awarded to third-year medical students from the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary who have demonstrated a strong interest in focusing their medical career and undergraduate studies on rural medicine and related issues.

The 2014 recipients are University of Alberta medical student

Adam Mildenberger from Beaverlodge, AB, and University of Calgary medical student Darby Ewashina from Barriere, B.C. Four Barriere residents traveled to Kelowna on Oct. 5, to participate in the Kelowna ‘CIBC Run For The Cure’, a 5km designated run thoughout town. The team gathered in support of Tena McKenzie (Monteith), a former Barriere resident and a Breast Cancer Survivor. Tena’s team consisted of about 15 participants in total, who came from all over the province. This elite team brought in $3000 for the cause which raises money and awareness for Breast Cancer research.

Barriere Senior boys soccer had their first win of the season versus Clearwater at an away game winning 4-2 on Oct. 9.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge found a North Thompson homeowner in contempt of court for failing to properly fix a six-foot-deep hole into which she and her husband had been dumping raw sewage. Gloria Pearson and her husband, Paul, appeared in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society representative Mike Francis, reported it was a good year for

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Barriere Interior Savings staff serve up soup and buns during Interior Savings ‘Day of Difference’ on Oct. 16. Pictured: (l-r) Samantha Fennell, Laura Zenzen, Lindsay Arcand, Carleen Stamer, Deb McDonald and Kim Rhodes. the Society, with significant progress in it’s development as an organization.

To celebrate commitment to the community, on Oct. 16, Interior Savings closed all credit union and insurance branches at 2 p.m. to allow their employees to volunteer within their own communities for “Interior Savings Day of Difference.” In Barriere the Interior Savings team turned out to prepare two homemade soups, fresh buns and coffee in the Barriere Seniors Hall; all at no cost, but with any donations gladly accepted for the Barriere Food Bank.

A successful spaghetti dinner and pie sale fundraiser on Oct. 17, at the Barriere Seniors Hall was hosted

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Humphreys states that

resources are the economic engine of rural communities, and they continue to provide jobs for families while at the same time providing the necessary government revenues and economic activity that even cities in the Lower Mainland need to operate.

“Our council felt that it was important that the people of British Columbia know that communities like Barriere rely on companies like Trans Mountain to help keep our towns working and prosper-

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A medical marijuana start-up firm made a tentative deal to buy two industrial lots in Barriere’s Louis Creek Industrial Park for a production and research facility. GreenSkyLabs, a company incorporated

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The Parent Child Mother Goose (PCMG) program is back in Barriere at the Ridge every Friday morning at 11 a.m. Parents and caregivers are invited to bring youngsters from zero to age six for the free weekly one hour session. The PCMG program is a group experience for parents/ caregivers and their young children which focuses on the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs and stories creating positive family patterns during the children’s crucial early years. Drop ins are welcome.

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District to lobby Provincial and Federal Government for changes Council reports they have prepared two resolutions to be considered at the upcoming Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) Convention which, if endorsed

by Association, will be submitted for endorsement during the appropriate platform; one being the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) and the other is the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). The first resolution council wants the Federal Government to consider is asking for the discontinuance of the monthly charges local governments have to pay for rail crossing maintenance in their jurisdiction. In Barriere, there is one lighted railway crossing, for which the municipality is billed $300 monthly. The other resolution council want the

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by Emergency Management BC for responses to highway accidents, ICBC also does not currently contribute funding towards any highway vehicle accident response whatsoever.

Fees and Charges Bylaw Amendment to incorporate Garbage Rate Increase An amendment to the District’s Fees and Charges Bylaw has now received its first, second and third readings by council in response to the TNRD’s rate increase from $60 a tonne, to $80 a tonne for household waste. This will be an increase of $1.50 per month for all utility billings.

The Bylaw will be considered for adoption at the next Regular Council Meeting on Feb. 2.

Wellhead Protection Committee The District is looking for Committee participants who may have experience or specialized knowledge of Well Head Protection Plans to join representatives from various stakeholders such as Interior Health, Ministry of Environment and other local government jurisdictions of the area. If you would like to be considered to sit on such a committee, please contact Colleen Hannigan at (250) 6729751 or channigan@barriere.ca by Feb. 13.

2014 Water Conservation Plan The District of Barriere is continually working to improve the water system and public awareness to meet the changing needs of the community. Council approved the 2014 Water Conservation Plan as presented that outlines the District’s water utility objectives, conservation efforts, planning and 2014 usage statistics. The report will be available for viewing on the District’s website and utilized to support future applications for funding water infrastructure in the community at: www.barriere.ca Funding for Lower North Thompson Tourism Society (LNTTS) Approved The society’s Budget request of $12,250 was approved to support marketing initiatives by the LNTTS in the Lower North Thompson Valley.

A new tourism website for the area is in its final stages of design.

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Fall Fair serving up all you can eat spaghetti North Thompson Star/Journal What do folks do when the days are short, the weather cold, and outdoor recreation is limited to mostly winter sports?

The North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association (NTFFRA) says, “That’s when it’s time for an ‘All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner’!”

This coming Monday, Jan. 26, at the Fall Fair Hall, 677 Barriere Lakes Road, everyone is being invited to “come on out and enjoy great food, good music, yummy desserts and visiting with family and friends”.

The NTFFRA say they are hosting the event as a fundraiser for the association as they approach spring with numerous small maintenance projects that require attention, and obviously require the dollars to complete them.

Members also note that due to the wide array of improvements made to the facility over the past four years (not the least of which is the North Thompson Agriplex) it is time to put some dollars back into the bank account to start up the annual Fall Fair, and also for that “rainy day”.

“Believe it or not, we require at least $20,000 each year to start up the annual Fall Fair and Rodeo,” says NTFFRA president Jill Hayward, “Years ago, the board of directors would sign a note at the Credit Union for that amount to be used as start-up money; then pay it back after the fair. Not an ideal situation, and one that was definitely not a favourite for the directors whose name was on the line. Now we work very hard to have that amount ready and waiting long before our fair, and therefore fundraising in a myriad of

ways helps to accomplish this.”

Hayward says the Monday night spaghetti dinner is being prepared by Doreen Landry from Sam’s Pizza and Rib House.

Landry is well known in the community for hosting great spaghetti fundraisers for area organizations, one being the Barriere Food Bank.

The hamburger has been donated by Rainer Custom Cutting, the Yellowhead 4H Club have volunteered to do “dish duty”, and a number of other folks such as Bernie and Bill Kershaw have stepped forward as well.

“We have to say a big thank you to Marnie Pfeifer who is the chief organizer of this event,” said Hayward, “She has been a whirlwind when it comes to getting this fundraiser off the ground, we really appreciate all of her hard work.”

The NTFFRA event is open to all ages and runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., offering “all you can eat” spaghetti, Caesar salad and garlic toast for just $10. For those that enjoy a drink with dinner there will be beer and wine available, and of course coffee and tea.

The Gordie West Band will be on site, volunteering to provide great music and some of those ‘golden oldies’ that everyone likes to hear.

Anyone with a sweet tooth will be happy to hear there will be a dessert auction held hourly; with dozens of yummy treats offered up to eat after your meal, or take home and savor later.

Pay at the door when you arrive.

The association encourages everyone to “come on out – have a great dinner (maybe on your way home from work), buy some treats, and know that the dollars raised will stay right here in the community.”

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Household garbage rates will stay the same at $1/ bag or $10/pick-up truck.

DLC rates will increase from $20/ pick-up truck to $30/pick-up truck.

Tacky sweater party The Jim’s Food Market staff Christmas Party held last month at the High Five Diner in Little Fort enjoyed not only good food, but plenty of laughs as well. The theme of the party was ‘tacky sweaters’, which everyone had a lot of fun with. Pictured above: Staff member Kathy shows off her sweater... complete with tails, while store manager Dave opted for a bright Hawaiian shirt and a Rudolph tie. (Right) Staffer Kass looks to be wearing a sure winner.

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SPORTS

Kamloops This Week

Kamloops set to host B.C. High School Swimming Championships in 2015/16 Winter is boring

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

This horse seems to be looking for someone to take her for a ride. Winter weather and icy ground can make the days rather boring for horses who are now confined to a field or paddock, when the rest of the year they receive daily riding and attention.

By Adam Williams Kamloops This Week Kamloops is set to become the first city outside of Victoria and the Lower Mainland to host the B.C.

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High School Swimming Championships later this year.

The Kamloops Classic Swim Club has been granted hosting privileges for the event following a submission to B.C. High School Sports.

Kamloops will be the home of the 1,100-athlete meet on Nov. 13 and Nov. 14, 2015, and on Nov. 18 and Nov. 19, 2016.

“I think, first of all, it’s a nice vote of confidence from the province, just sort of noting the level of competitions we are hosting,” said Classics head coach Brad Dalke.

He added the province approached the Classics about hosting the event, which he called a “feather in the hat”

of the club.

“Basically, what it does for the region and the local, it just promotes swimming at a far higher level than what we have currently,” Dalke said.

The meet will include two tiers of swimming — Summer Club Swimming of the B.C. Summer Swimming Association and Winter Club Swimming of Swim BC and Swimming Canada.

The sheer size of the meet will be a new challenge for the Classics and Dalke.

At 1,100 swimmers, the B.C. High School Swimming Championships will be one of the largest meets ever hosted in the Tournament Capital.

Dalke is expecting

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it will take the club and the City of Kamloops some time to prepare.

The groups are arranging for more bleachers to be added to the mezzanine at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre and hope to use the Tournament Capital Centre’s other facilities as hosting areas.

But, on the competition side, the championships won’t be much different than the average Kamloops meet.

Because the events are open, swimmers won’t be separated by age, reducing the number of events and the time required to hold them.

The meet will only include sprint events, with the 200-metre individual medley the longest distance.

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Sportsplex still getting better after 40 years the first season there were 36 bonspiels.”

Improvements since then including strengthening the roof, expanding the lounge over the curling rink, addition of a Zamboni room, better flooring and, most recently, the construction of five new dressing rooms.

“About 2,300 visitors came to Clearwater last year because of the Sportsplex,” he said.

“The economic impact on the community is huge.”

Recently an engineer was in the building and mistakenly

Keith McNeill North Thompson Sportsplex celebrates its 40th anniversary this winter season.

The building has had its challenges but always has been a centrepiece of not just Clearwater's, but the whole North Thompson Valley's community life.

Clearwater mayor John Harwood was Thompson-Nicola Regional District director for Area A (Clearwater-Vavenby) at the time and played a lead role in organizing the vote to get the Sportsplex built.

The arena and curling rink were completed in 1974.

Unfortunately, the roof partially collapsed one or two years later.

“It was engineered for 40 pounds per square inch, which is the Vavenby snowload,” Harwood recalled. “It should have been around 80.”

Harwood was placed in the difficult situation, as Area A director, of suing the regional district while

Members of the Clearwater Timber Products team, the 1975 Commercial League champions, pose for a photo. Pictured are (back, l-r) Milton Braaten, Drew Cleavely, Chris Nelson, Merv Yurkiw, Dave Madden, Ron Colborne, Don Bennett, (middle, l-r) Rob Cleavely, Chris Cleavely, Dean Redman, Mick Downey, Larry Colborne, Cliff Jackson, (front, l-r) Cliff Federson, Vern Stearns, Rudy Tremblay, and John Yurkiw.

Up to 300 people used to attend the mens’ league games on Wednesday nights.

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he was TNRD board chair.

The lawsuit was based on the fact that the TNRD had given the structure a building permit when it was clear the engineering had not been adequate.

The regional district ended up paying part of the costs of rebuilding the arena

and strengthening it.

Harwood was also a member of a group of 10 local citizens who went to the Royal Bank to raise money to buy a Zamboni.

Each signed a note for $1,000 to get the machine.

“That’s the kind of community it was,” the present-day mayor said.

Roger Mayer, today the Sportsplex’s facilities supervisor, started work at the arena 36 years ago – just a few years after it opened.

His operations lead hand, Bob Beehan, has been working at the Sportsplex for 32 years.

The facility was pretty primitive when he started there, Mayer recalled.

The walls were bare plywood, there were no tools to work with, and there was chain link fencing along the boards at each end where the plexiglass is now.

Despite the bare bones building, it was the center of the community in many ways.

“We used to get 300 people out to watch men’s hockey on Wednesday nights,” Mayer said. “During

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assumed that it was recently built, and not 40 years old.

Mayer credited the building’s success on its dedicated staff of about 10 workers, of which two are full-time and the rest part-time.

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Nature plays a large part in Art by Ecki

By Elli Kohnert North Thompson Star/Journal The small settlement of Vavenby is home to Ecki Manthei, a gifted artist who‘s artwork grows out of his connection to nature, and his drive to follow every new idea with a passion that moves him to create what is in his imagination, without delay.

Ecki’s home stands out from all others in the Vavenby trailer park where it cannot be missed. Two large life-like eagles formed from wood, seem to be guarding his property. Varieties of creatures also made from wood, line the path to the house; and the ambiance of this place leaves no doubt that an artist lives here.

Ecki, and his life partner, Marilyn, arrived in the North Thompson Valley about five years ago. When they saw the trailer court in Vavenby, they “liked it right away and bought it”; a comfortable, quiet place that allows his creativity to flourish.

Ecki says he emigrated with his parents from Austria when he was a very young boy in 1945. He has lived and worked in various northern locations in

Canada, and eventually came to live in Cloverdale, B.C. It is there that he began his artistic career.

Seashells were his medium then, tells Ecki as he explains how they lend themselves to be made into clocks for instance, or be used as a canvas for his paintings.

When the couple eventually settled in the community of Vavenby, it is here that Ecki took on art as his life work.

Ecki has transformed one room of their home into an art gallery, where he now displays the numerous ‘Art By Ecki’ creations.

The variety of his work is remarkable; it ranges from usable art, like wooden spoons and clocks, to wildlife and nature paintings.

Ecki uses antlers for many of his carvings that depict wildlife, especially wolves, in their habitat.

“When I am walking in the forest, or along a stream, I often see something that gives me an idea for a project,” says the artist, “I may pick up a rock that would be just right to paint something on, or maybe I am lucky to find a moose or deer antler, and I know right away what I want to

“That’s the value of sports, to teach the commitment needed to be successful in life,” he said.

Wells Gray Curling Club actually traces its roots to before the Sportsplex was built.

Its first rink was behind what is now Raft River Elementary School.

Then the curlers built a covered rink near where ball diamond number two is in Capostinksy Park.

That collapsed under a heavy snow load and so they were ready when the Sportsplex opened.

Participants in Raft Mountain Skating Club’s figure-skating program pose for a photograph around the year 1984. Pictured are (back, l-r) Karen Johnson, Toni Harfield, Melinda Collison, Kirsten Kjenstad, Shelley Traub, Cindy Stewart, (front, l-r) Sheana Watt, Kristy Curtis, Shane Coughlin, Wendy Emery, and Barb Wadlegger.

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have gone on to play professional hockey: Ole Kjenstad, Brett Colborne and Dusty McLellan.

The facilities supervisor emphasized, however, that the objective of the hockey program isn’t to produce professionals, but lifetime players.

“We want people to play hockey for life, to love the game, and to bring their kids back to play hockey,” he said.

Mayer said that Raft Mountain Skating Club has been active since the Sportsplex opened.

carve on it!”

He notes that nearly all the materials he uses in his creations are natural; giving the artwork its special character.

Sometimes a person may come into the gallery to view Ecki’s work, and they may purchase a special item of art for their own home. Most of the time though, Ecki and Marilyn market the art work by taking part in craft fairs.

“At some I do well, with others I do not,” commented the art-

ist on selling his work through craft fairs.

The couple say they have a few tentative ideas in mind for marketing; such as going on the road to sell their creations. But right now, they have no immediate plans that they want to follow.

“We like it here in Vavenby,” says Ecki, “We feel comfortable around here, and we do enjoy to be with the friends we have made in the area. For now, ‘Ecki’s Art’ will have its home in the North Thompson Valley .”

(Above) Ecki Manthei of Vavenby shows one of the many antlers he has carved that are displayed in his home gallery.

(Top left) Ecki’s life

STAR/JOURNAL photos: Elli Kohnert

It has produced at least two professional figure-skaters: Sheana Watt and Melissa Hole.

As with the hockey program, however, the objective has always been to teach the youngsters lifetime skills.

Another program that many people don’t know much abut has students from local schools learn to skate at the arena. The Sportsplex is located on school district property and so the students get to skate for free.

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What makes photographers happy?

I have read that there are 12 states of happiness. What they are, or how “happiness” is determined and is then defined, is beyond me, but I did find a short article that said to be happy people need to “anticipate with pleasure, savor the moment, express happiness, and reflect on happy memories”.

I know there are times and things that make me happy. Nevertheless, there are moments that no matter what my surroundings are, or the circumstances, I am just not happy. And I am sure I am not the only one that gets in a bad mood (or good mood for that matter) without knowing why.

I doubt one can find any studies on the states of happiness for photographers. So while readers think about what makes them happy I’m going to delve into that mysterious state. Is it happiness about how things like camera equipment make them feel, or about how circumstances such as creating a good photograph make them feel?

Most photographers are devastated when they receive a poor review on a picture, so there is lots of ego involved in their happiness. And I know that sitting around with other photographers talking about anything photographic is just plain blissful for me.

I don’t know any social scientists that I can call up, and I haven’t discussed happiness with any philosophers. However, I have always felt that photographers have a culture of their own.

There are those who might argue that concept, but I am absolutely convinced that it is so. I constantly interact with other photographers in online forums, blogs, or talk to them personally, and those photographers are always ready and willing to tell me when they are happy or not.

Some are actually more interested in the technology of photography then the actual process of making pictures. I recall a guy that was happiest when he found a problem with a piece of photography equipment. He delighted in making test after test to find if a particular camera matched what the manufacturer or other photographers claimed. I’m disappointed when something doesn’t work as described, but this fellow would actually be down right cheery.

I had a friend that spent all his spare time wandering back roads.

He’d show up at my shop with a grin as wide as all outdoors and stick his ipad or iphone on the counter for me to scroll through and happily describe how he photographed that hawk on the wire, the owl on a fence post or that eagle fishing on the river bank. What made him happy weren’t his pictures as much as his process of making pictures.

I know photographers that are continually changing equipment. Not because they find problems with what they own, or because their equipment is limiting, but because they read something, or talked

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John E n ma n to someone, about a new addition from their manufacturer of choice, and can’t live with out it. They excitedly talk about how wonderful that new piece of equipment is.

I know their choices don’t so much meet a practical need as an emotional one, but they make it easy for me, and anyone else they talk to, to observe how darned happy they are with their new camera, or lens, and with, for that matter, everything they own.

This exciting medium has many levels and outlets to make one happy. There are portrait photographers, wildlife photographers, scenic and landscape photographers, sports photographers, baby photographers, those that specialize in plant photography and, of course, many more, each with differing sets of skills, and, to my mind, their own states of happiness.

I don’t know if photographers have 12 states of happiness, or only the four I found in that short article, but I will say that I meet lots of people that are happy to be doing photography, and being involved with it in their own, very personal, way.

These are my thoughts for this week.

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Tips to weather the winter blues CNW Canadians have a love-hate relationship with winter and national survey results reveal 43 per cent of Canadians have experienced or are currently experiencing winter blues. The survey, commissioned by The Weather Network, found that from January to March, Canadians are more likely to report feeling tired (54 per cent), lethargic (35 per cent) and depressed (24 per cent) rather than energetic (seven per cent) and happy (19 per cent). To help Canadians combat the winter blues, The Weather Network has partnered with Master Life Coach Bruno LoGreco to provide practical tips to get us to spring.

Canadians who have experienced the winter blues say fewer daylight hours (75 per cent), cold or extreme cold temperatures (72 per cent) and heavy snowfall (25 per cent) are the most common causes.

“In Canada, we take great pride in enjoying all the weather Mother Nature throws our way, but for some the cold, dark days of winter can be tough to deal with,” said Bruno LoGreco, Master Life Coach. “The survey results show that Canadians make a direct connection between cold, snowy weather and feeling blue and, in the coldest parts of the country, this is especially true. However, no matter what type of winter weather you’re experiencing, there are simple ways to feel better.”

More than half (52 per cent) of Canadians are less inclined to socialize, 58 per cent say they are less likely to exercise, 69 per cent sleep more and 71 per cent report a noticeable drop in energy during the winter. LoGreco says it doesn’t have to be that way. He’s helped many clients cope with winter blues and regain feelings of happiness and fulfillment and offers the following tips to help Canadians shake off the winter blues: • Kick-start the day with physical activity. A

regular exercise routine increases energy, mental and physical well-being and releases stress and anxiety. If you want added excitement, change up your exercise routine and challenge yourself.

A fun playlist will give you extra bounce!

• A calm mind is a clear mind. Take 10 minutes daily and practice a mindfulness technique.

Focus on breathing. Take deep breaths, inhaling through the nose and exhaling, slowly, through the mouth.

• Soak up the winter sunlight. Take a walk during break time and take advantage of natural sunlight even if it is cold outside. Keep curtains open and your workspace well lit.

• Express your creativity. You don’t need to be an artist. Creativity could be anything you enjoy doing that is effortless and enjoyable (e.g. cooking and baking, woodworking and home DIY projects, etc.).

• Step away from your work area and take a break during the lunch hour. It’s also a good time to replenish nutrients the brain needs to ensure you remain active and alert during the afternoon without dragging your feet.

Additional survey findings • Nearly half (49 per cent) of Canadians say the worst part of winter is shoveling snow while 48 per cent dread getting up early to start their car • Canadians say they combat the winter blues by: • Staying in and cuddling on the couch (53 per cent) • Indulging in comfort food (38 per cent) • Taking a vacation (23 per cent) • Taking a walk outside (23 per cent) • Praying for warm weather (19 per cent) • 81 per cent of Canadians say their mood improves as the weather gets warmer • 46 per cent have more of an appetite in the winter than summer; higher for women (50 per cent) versus men (42 per cent)

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FromMyKitchen

By Dee Chow Mein Casserole

Apple Streusel Muffins

Ingredients 1 tin cream of mushroom soup 1/2 cup pineapple juice 2 cups chow main noodle 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/4 cup sautéd onions 1 tine tuna 1 cup copped celery 1/3 cup crushed pineapple dash pepper

Muffin Ingredients 2 cups flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 tblsp baking powder 1 1/4 tspn cinnamon 1/2 tspn baking soda 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup sour cream 1/4 cup butter melted 1 cup diced apple

Instructions: Combine soup pineapple juice. Add pineapple, tuna, nuts, celery, 1 cup noodles, onion and pepper. Toss lightly. Place in baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cup of noodles over top. Bake at 375ºF for 20 minutes or until heated through. If using a microwave 8-10 minutes.

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cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture forms coarse crumbs Muffin Instructions: Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and baking soda. In small bowl combine eggs, sour cream and butter.

Mix well. Add to dry ingredients, add apple. Mix just until moistened, put in pans. Sprinkle streusel topping on top.

Bake at 400ºF for 25 minutes.

Streusel Topping Ingredients 1/4 cup sugar 3 tblsp flour 1/4 tspn cinnamon 2 tblsp cold butter Streusel Topping Instructions: To make topping, combine sugar, flour,

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Adult Day Program: Mon. & Wed. 9-2. Lunch, crafts & music at the Seniors Ctr. Sherry Jardine 672-5121 After School Program: Mon.-Fri. 3-6pm @ Ridge (NTVIC room). For info call 250-672-0033.

Baha’i Night: Fri., 7:30pm, @ Marge Mitchell’s 672-5615.

Barriere & District Heritage Society: 3rd Wed. of mth, 1pm at NTVIC in winter, at Museum in summer.

Barriere Youth Group - Fridays ages 12-18 at the Ridge 7-10pm. Enjoy activities, sports and more.

Riding Club: Apr-Oct: 3rd Thurs. 7pm at NTVIC. www. barrieredistrictridingclub.com. Darcey 250-318-9975.

Cancer Support: 672-9263, 672-0017 or 672-1890 Choir: Thurs. @ Christian Life Assembly, Annesty Rd. Youth 7-18 3:30pm; Adults 19+ 6:30pm. Leah 250957-8440.

Crib: Barriere Legion 242, every Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. Darts: Barriere Legion 242, Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. Curling Club: Oct.-Mar. Curling, league & bonspiels.

Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC end of Sep to Mar (except holidays). Nominal fee.

Barriere A-A: Every Tues. 7:30pm at the Pentecostal Church 818 Amnesty Rd. 250-672-9643 or 250-6729934

Barriere Elementary PAC: 1st Wed. of mth, 6:30pm, call 672-9916.

Barriere Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC from end of Sept to March (except holidays). Nominal fee. All welcome.

Barriere Fire Dept.: Firehall, Thurs., 7pm Barriere Food Bank: Every Wed. 672-0029 Barriere Fibre Arts: Every Tues, 6:30pm at the Ridge.

Barriere Genealogy: once a mth at the Library, except Jul/Aug. For dates/times call 250-672-9330.

Barriere Hospice: Loans out handicap equip. 250-6729391.

Photography Club. Shelley Lampreau 250-672-5728.

Community Quilters: Every Thurs. 2pm at the Barriere Food Bank. Judy 250-672-5275 or Fran 250-672-2012.

Barriere Search & Rescue: 2nd Tues. of mth, 7pm.

Training on 4th Tues. of mth, 7pm.

BSS PAC & Booster Club: 1st Tues., 5:30pm. 250-6729943.

Survivors of Brain Injuries: John 250-372-1799.

Bethany Baptist Church Prayer: Every Tues., 7pm.

Carpet Bowling: Mon, Wed & Fri., 9:30am-12 @ Little Fort Hall.

Community Kitchen: Call Dede 554-3134.

Community Soup Day: Christian Life Assembly on Annesty Rd. 3rd Mon., 11:30 am.

Crib: Mon. & Fri. 1-4pm @ Little Fort Hall.

Family & Caregivers Group: 1st Mon. of the mth, 10am @ Ridge, kitchen. Info call 778-220-5930.

Gambler’s Anonymous: 250-374-9165 or 250-3749866.

Heffley Creek Acoustic Coffee House: 3rd Fri. every mth 7pm. Call 578-0056.

Literacy Tutoring: Learn to read FREE. Jill 250-319-8023.

Little Fort Recreation: 1st Thurs. each mth 7pm LNT Catholic Women’s League: 2nd Sat. each mth, 9am at St. George’s. Call 250-672-9330 for info.

McLure Rec.: 1st Wed. each mth at 7:30pm McLure Firehall. Except Jul & Aug. 250-578-7565 for info.

McLure Fire Dept.: 2nd & 4th Tues., 7pm, Firehall Men’s Floor Hockey: Tues., 8-10pm at Barriere Sec. NT Fish & Game: 4th Mon. each mth 7pm NTVIC. 672-1070 NT Valley Hospice: 3rd Tues, 11am, Little Fort Hall.

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Safe Home Response Providing a safe place to escape for women and their children.

Volunteers always needed.

Call 250-674-2135.

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Skill Development: If you have been on Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years maternity) & are currently unemployed, you may be eligible for re-training dollars. Book an appointment to see one of our counselors for information.

Free computer & Internet access • Free resume help • Free info on many services The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia In Partnership with Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce and Yellowhead Community Services

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T.F.L. 18 and F.L. A18688 Amendment #20 to Canfor’s Approved Forest Stewardship Plan

Opportunity for Public Review and Comment Notice is hereby given that Canadian Forest Products Limited – Vavenby Division, in accordance with the Forest and Range Practices Act, section 20 of the Forest Planning and Practices regulation, intends to submit an amendment to its’ Forest Stewardship Plan for Tree Farm License 18 and Forest License A18688, in the Thompson Rivers Forest District.

On completion of the advertising period the amendment proposed, which includes adding a forest license and amending the recreation trail section of the plan will be submitted to government for review and determination.

The Forest Stewardship Plan amendment is available for review and written comment, by appointment, for a period of 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Please contact Daniel Arcand – Forestry Supervisor, at (250) 676-1173 to arrange a time to review the plan amendment. The amendment is available for review at Canadian Forest Products – Vavenby Division Woodlands office, 2996 McCorvie Road, Vavenby, BC during the office hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM until March 23rd, 2015.

Written comments should be addressed to Daniel Arcand – RPF, Forestry Supervisor, Canadian Forest Products Ltd. – Vavenby Division, PO Box 39, Vavenby, BC V0E 3A0. To be considered prior to submission of the amendment, written comments must be received by March 23rd, 2015.

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Barriere: 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, duplex, large fenced backyard, 1 car garage. $895 + util. DD. Pets neg., N/P, N/S. 250-6720041.

Volkswagen van/bus with split front window. Any info pls call Kevin 403-690-7646 or email vdublove@hotmail.ca

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STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Really big sale!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca Vacuum Cleaner for sale: Kirby Sentria (upright) w/all accessories incl shampooer and extra bags; under 2 yrs old and like new. A steal @ $350 (original purchase price over $1,000); ph 250-674-2790

Misc. Wanted Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antiques, Native Art, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030 Local

Mobile Homes & Pads Clearwater: 3bdrm MH in Mountain Meadows MH Park, 950 sqft, $650/mo, w/d, avail immed. Ph Eric 604-618-9599

Homes for Rent Clearwater: 3 bdrm, 2 bath, home on Bain Rd. Wood pellet & elec heat, 10 acre lot. $1250/mo + util. Mature adult.

NS Ph. 403-816-7979 Clearwater: 3bdrm, Peavine Rd, new renos, lg deck, 1500 sqft. $850/mo; 3bdrm, 220 Dutch Lk Rd, $795/mo, recent renos; 3bdrm, 2.5 bath, dbl garage, 225 Murtle Cres, avail Mar 1. NP Call 250-674-3668 Clearwater: Modern 2-bdrm home, fridge, range, w/d, central air, carport. $750/mo.

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4 OUT OF 5 PEOPLE WITH DIABETES DIE OF HEART DISEASE.

Want to Rent Furnished 1-2 bdrm suite or home required for locum doctor in the Barriere area from May 1 - Oct. 31. Pets accepted and fenced yard preferred.

Non-smokers. Please contact Holly 250-672-9795

For Sale By Owner Clearwater: 12x49 - 1 bdrm MH in Sunset Village Trlr Pk. Dbl lot, 4 sheds, incl appl, oil heat. Very well managed park. $27,900. Ph. 250-587-6300 Ask for Muriel

CHURCH DIRECTORY

CHURCH OF ST. PAUL

4464 Barriere Town Road

Worship Sunday 11:00 A worshipping community of Anglicans, United & Lutherans

All Are Welcome

the Rev. Brian Krushel

Office: 250 672-5653 www.norththompsonpc.ca CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY 4818 Annesty Rd. (Across from High School) 9:30am Adult Sunday School 10:30am Sunday Service and Children’s Sunday School Pastor: Lance Naylor 672-0111 www.clabarriere.org

THE OPEN DOOR FELLOWSHIP 11:00 am Sundays at the Ridge Bible Study on Tuesdays at 1pm PASTOR TODD ENGLISH Join us for refreshments after the Service.

Phone 250-672-1864 anytime.

Affiliated with North American Baptist Association.

“Believe in the Lord Jesus - and you will be saved.” (Acts 16:31)

Seventh-day Adventists

OBITUARIES In Loving Memory

Karen Lynn Canaday

January 31, 1939 – January 12, 2015 Born in Jasper, Alberta March 30, 1958.

She was taken too soon after a short battle with cancer on January 10, 2015.

She was a caring mother, daughter, grandmother, sister and friend who was loved by many.

Survived by dad Lawerence of Whitehorse, Yukon, step mother Rose; sisters Linda (Gerry) of Quesnel and Terri (Ivan) of Crofton, daughter Angela, son Tyler, Grandson Bailey,

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granddaughters Kloey and Peyton, brother Wayne (Debbie) of Vanderhoof, and special friends Wayne, Patti and Dave.

We will be having a Celebration of Life in March 2015.

She was passionate about life and will be missed everyday and loved forever.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to BC Children’s Hospital.

Online condolences may be offered at www.hwwallacecbc. com

In Loving Memory

June Elizabeth Paige

January 31, 1939 – January 12, 2015 June Elizabeth, born in Kamloops on January 31, 1939, to Vin and Sarah Harton, passed away peacefully with her family by her side in Kamloops on January 12, 2015.

Growing up in Kamloops, Junie spent her days romping with friends, cousins and neighbours, enjoying her school days and many weekend fishing trips, camping with her family. In her teens June began working outside her home, proud to earn her own income. June was a quick study; through the years, her attention to detail, work ethic, and desire to help whenever she could was appreciated by her employers, co-workers and workers she assisted, particularly her years of employment in the office of Fadear Creek Lumber, Balco, and Tolko.

In 1956, June started dating Heffley Creek boy Wally Paige. They never looked back and on August 31, 1957, June married her best friend Wally.

Joining hands, they began a life filled with enduring friendships, excellent adventures and many a dance, song and gettogether. Over the years June and Wally, with their loyal dogs by their side spent countless hours camping and fishing, enjoying the quiet and beauty of local lakes, happy to share their campfire with lifelong friends and new friends made that day.

Together they were wonderful parents and grandparents to their three children, four grandchildren and those who lived in their home over the years. They showed love and guidance and were always able to accept change as they watched their family grow and blossom. Everyone was welcome at Wally and June’s; they opened their home and hearts

and helped many in need. During the past 20 years, June and Wally worked together managing Riva Ridge Mobile Home Park; they worked side by side, supporting each other and tenants of the park.

June liked people and people liked her – she was keen to be part of her neighbourhood while living in Brocklehurst, Barriere, Valemount, Slocan and back again in Barriere. She added color and style with her eye for gardening and landscaping and friendship and fun with backyard summer barbecues, Christmas Carolling, Super Bowl and Grey Cup parties, Halloween goodie bags, and watching a good storm come in. June made the best potato salad, Chicken Cacciatore and Chili.

In recent years and up to last week, June so looked forward to her daily visit to uptown Barriere. She was never too busy to stop and chat along the way, keeping up on the “goings on”. She was pleased to shop local and support her community. She kept the radio tuned to The Bear, Barriere’s local radio station; she thoroughly enjoyed taking time to sit and listen in.

June Elizabeth had the most

beautiful handwriting; she was funny, witty and a joy to be with; she was feisty, an independent thinker and a very good listener; she was kind and loving. She was so loved and will be so missed.

June was a devoted wife for 57 years to the love of her life Wally and a proud and loving mother and mother-inlaw to daughter Loranne and husband Dan, son Dwayne and wife Linda, and daughter Kathy and husband Pat. Nana spoiled her four grandchildren, Lindsay (Matt), Justin (Rochelle), Clayton and Zoe, whom she adored more than anything else on earth.

June is also survived by older brother Ken (Audrey) and younger brother Pat, lifelong best friends Garry and Doris Hogg, her large extended family and many other dear friends.

Auntie June is also lovingly remembered by many nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly. June was predeceased by her parents Vin and Sarah Harton.

A celebration for June will be held later in the year, when the flowers will be at their best.

June’s family is so grateful for the extraordinary kindness and compassion shown by staff at RIH, our Nurse Erin, and Marjorie Willoughby Hospice House. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in June’s name to Marjorie Willoughby Hospice House. Arrangements entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, Barriere, B.C., 250-672-1999.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.NTFuneral.com.

May the leprechauns be near you to spread luck along your way and May all the Irish Angels smile upon you.

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Drugs, alcohol and mental health problems: which came first?

The fourth column, in a series of 10, on mental health for children and teenagers by Dr. David Smith

When mental health issues arise among teenagers, parents often wonder: Did alcohol or drugs cause this? Or did a pre-existing mental health issue cause the substance use?

Substance use and mental health problems often go hand-in-hand.

In fact, surveys show that 33 per cent of youth with a diagnosed mental health condition also have a substance use issue. The rates are even higher among those with a diagnosed substance use condition (such as dependence on alcohol or addiction to drugs), with anywhere from 60 to 80 per cent found to have an underlying mental health condition.

When mental illness and substance use show up together it is called a “concurrent disorder” and it is particularly challenging to treat because both issues must be explored and treated at the same time. Sometimes the two are very closely entwined; sometimes they just exist together.

Dr. David Smith Why do the two issues so often occur together? One reason is that the risk factors underlying both the mental health condition and the substance use issue are similar and may include a genetic predisposition, family history or any of a series of common life stressors such as a past experience of loss, trauma, abuse or poor attachment; a difficult or unstable family or living situation; limited supportive adults in their life; chronic stress; learning disabilities or poor school performance issues; poverty and neglect.

Sometimes the substance use itself can actually trigger mental health concerns like depression, paranoia or hallucinations that may clear up once the substance use is stopped.

Another reason is self-medication. Sometimes a teenager begins to use substances because he or she finds it provides temporary relief from uncomfortable or disconcerting symptoms. They may feel using the substance helps relieve anxiety, tension or depression.

For a time it reduces psychological or physical suffering or makes them feel better. When self-medication is occurring, there is a greater risk of long-term dependence because the youth truly feels the substance is helping them cope.

Alcohol and marijuana (or cannabis) are the substances most used by BC teenagers.

We now know that adolescent brains, particularly the critical frontal lobes, are not completely developed until about

age 25. Youth brains are not just immature versions of adult brains, they also appear to be more vulnerable to substance use in ways that adult brains are not. It seems that the younger the start, the higher the risk. The older youth are when they started using alcohol or marijuana, the less likely they are to be current users or to engage in risky behaviours such as mixing different types of alcohol, drinking at high risk levels, using drugs such as amphetamines or crystal meth, or to have injected drugs. Fortunately, results from the 2013 Adolescent Health Survey found that more BC students are waiting to try alcohol and/or cannabis until after they are at least 15 years of age or older.

But the 2013 survey also found that 75 per cent of 16 to 18 years had tried alcohol and 46 per cent had tried marijuana. While most youth do not develop long-term addictions or mental health issues,

substance use alone comes with significant risks to their health and wellness. Binge drinking, alcohol poisoning, driving while intoxicated, unprotected sex, and injuries are all risks that arise from substance use, independent of any mental health concerns.

Protective factors against using either drugs or alcohol include good supervision from caring adults, strong connections to school, a positive peer group, involvement in extracurricular activities, and positive selfesteem and attitudes.

In recent years, concerns have been raised about the role heavy marijuana use can have in the onset of psychosis (hallucinations and delusions) and even schizophrenia. In the 2002 Dunedin study (UK) researchers found that cannabis use in adolescence significantly increased the odds of developing schizophrenia in adulthood, especially in psychologically vulnerable individuals who had

used the drug by age 15.

More research on this link will be forthcoming, but we do know that stopping cannabis use is the first essential step to getting the psychosis and schizophrenia under control.

If you suspect that drugs or alcohol may be a problem with your child and may be contributing to a mental health problem, see your family doctor. The doctor may decide to refer you to the Child and Youth Mental Health Services in your community or to the Provincial Youth Concurrent Disorders Program at BC Children’s Hospital. Other resources include: the BC Alcohol & Drug Information & Referral Service at 1-800-663-1441.

For more information about concurrent disorders see: mindcheck.ca, camh.ca; kelthymentalhealth.ca And talk to your children from early ages about the importance of avoiding the use of any substances to protect their brain health. Dr.

Carol-Ann Saari, medical director of the BC Youth Concurrent Disorder Clinic at BC Children’s Hospital notes: “The longer youth can let their brains develop without exposure to drugs, the healthier their brains will be.”

Dr. David Smith is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist and the medical director of the Okanagan Psychiatric services for Interior Health. This series of columns on common child and youth mental health issues is a project of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substances Use Collaborative. The Collaborative involves multiple individuals, organizations and ministries all working together to increase the number of children, youth, and their families receiving timely access to mental health services and support in the Interior Health and Vancouver Island regions. The Collaborative is jointly funded by Doctors of BC and the government of B.C.

ye a r i n rev i ew Continued from page 9... berta, made its plans public on Oct. 27, to locate an operation in the North Thompson by submiting an offer to purchase two lots in the Louis Creek Industrial Park — contingent on it receiving approval from Health Canada.

The annual Barriere Lions Club Book Fair was held with the Lions Hall filled from end to end with books for every taste and age group.

Funds raised from the sale support Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach.

Residents in the Glen Grove subdivision and surrounding area were angry about the killing of a mule deer buck was shot the evening of Fri-

day, Oct. 24. The shot had been fired in the area and the next morning a neighbourhood resident found the buck with a bullet hole in the rear and his antlers sawed off.

After almost 10 years, with many hours of volunteer labour involved, an agreement was finally signed between the Little Fort Recreation Society and the TNRD on Oct. 26, 2014, by outgoing president Barb Denton, outgoing vice-president Darlene Jennings, and TNRD Area ‘O’ representative Bill Kershaw.

The operating agreement ironed out the final details between the TNRD and the Society regarding the Little Fort Community Hall.

The Church of St Paul

in Barriere was pleased to host the Fall meeting of the Kamloops-Okanagan Presbytery of the United Church of Canada on Oct. 24-26.

The province confirmed a suspected arson on a bridge across Adams River leading to a proposed underground mine.

A group calling itself Secwepemc Ts’ka7 Warriors posted a statement on an activist website, claiming responsibility for torching the bridge, located about 70 kilometres northeast of Clearwater, near Tumtum Lake on Oliver Creek forest service road.

A calf was found shot and butchered on range in the Bartlett Forest Service Road area. The cow was also found in the area partially butchered, but

the removal of the meat was not completed. This was the second incident of cattle theft and killing cattle in the area.

Area Carpet Bowling enthusiasts held a tournament in the Fall Fair Hall in Barriere, with teams from several communities attending.

The North Thompson Fish and Game Society presented an in-depth look at what the Society is about in a presentation to Thompson Nicola Regional District staff, board chair and directors for Area “O” and “P” at a Public Hearing in the North Thompson Fall Fair Hall. Oct. 21.

The Hearing was regarding bylaw approval for the building of a club house on land where the

Star/Journal file photo:

The Healthy Beginnings gang turning out in full costume at the Barriere Ridge for their annual Halloween Party.

Society’s shooting range is located. First and second readings were subsequently approved by the TNRD board representatives, and the meeting then adjourned.

The Healthy Beginnings gang turned out in

full costume at the Barriere Ridge for their annual Halloween party, and facilitator Shelley Piva noted that everyone had a ”spooktacular time”.

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